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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The outgoing Church of Uganda Archbishop, Stanley Ntagali has expressed concern over the failure by the dioceses to contribute financial support to Uganda Christian University-UCU, a Christian institution founded by the Church. The University which replaced the historic Bishop Tucker Theological College, a renowned …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) will this Friday start an exercise to clear road reserves in the Kampala Metropolitan area. UNRA said in a statement, that the exercise follows a sustained period of engagement with the affected persons and will start with Kampala—Entebbe …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA has intervened to save Ssezibwa bridge from submerging. The bridge connects Kayunga to Mukono district. It is used by many travelers connecting to and from Jinja, Mukono and Kampala districts trying to avoid traffic jam along Kampala-Jinja highway. The route …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Buganda Kingdom is demanding 1.7 billion shillings from Mukono district local government as arrears for occupying the institution’s buildings. In 2015, the district agreed with Buganda officials to exempt it from paying rent for the the buildings that had occupied, but only consider new …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Christian University (UCU) Council on Thursday May 23, 2019 approved the promotion of Dr. Monica Chibita to the rank of full professor. The UCU Council said in a statement that Prof. Chibita “has not only shown herself to be a consummate academic, …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Five Justices of the Supreme Court have resolved to push to the next criminal session later in the year, the appeal hearing of jailed Mukono DPC James Peter Aurien, after his lawyer indicated he was not ready to proceed. Aurien was sentenced to death …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Former Minister of Works and Transport Engineer Abraham Byandala has defended himself before the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala for his alleged role in the Mukono-Katosi road saga that saw government lose over Sh24 billion to contractor. Byandala and six others are accused of embezzling the …

VIDEO: Police arrest three suspects in Chinese woman’s murder Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the recent murder of a Chinese national at a factory in Mukono. According to Police Spokesperson, Asan Kasingye, DNA extracted from the killer’s jacket, which the deceased managed …

VIDEO: Ofwono Opondo returns Operation Wealth Creation cow Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo has returned a cow he received under Operation Wealth Creation after an uproar from district councilors in Mukono. The councilors were unhappy that the some of the cows, which were meant for the poor people in the …

Is Uganda ready for the next big attack? Uganda is under attack. It is under attack from the Fall Armyworm in what experts call a “biological invasion”. Unfortunately, it appears, the government was caught unprepared. It has reacted with a mixture of indecision, panic, bluff, and deployment of ineffective intervention. …